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Medtronic Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health, in Fridley, Minnesota, is currently looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for our therapy's Mobile Platform. This position will a hybrid role with the expectation of being onsite at our Rice Creek Facility in Minnesota three days a week.

A Day in the Life

As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will be the technical leader for our Deep Brain, Spinal Cord Stim, Targeted Drug Delivery, and Pelvic Health Implantable systems, focused on external devices and their accessories. This complex platform will require your in-depth knowledge of systems engineering principles, architecture, and requirements. In this role, you will lead technical strategy for new product introduction and as well as full lifecycle management, while also address field issues by understanding customer use across all therapies, changing regulations, and standards across the world.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Analyze, update, and maintain Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health systems and features that meet the expectations and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business.
• Effective technical team leader of a cross-functional team including software, security, hardware, COTS/3 rd party suppliers, labeling/packaging, customer service, and marketing functions.
• Provide technical solutions and strategy to a wide range of complex problems.
• Execute projects within the constraints of budget, timeline, resources, and project performance requirements.
• Communication and document tradeoffs, rationale, and potential solutions to Mobile Platform problems to vast cross-functional team.
• Contribute, mentor, and build domain knowledge around neuromodulation mobile platform portfolio of systems device for both released and future systems.
• Provide product engineering skills to troubleshoot (debug), test methods, procedures, specifications, requirements, and problems for Mobile Platform devices (applications, hardware, batteries MDM).
• Oversee strategy for analyze returns, suppliers, and complaints from the field to determine failure mode and propose engineering solutions while working within constraints and optimizing cost.
• Analyze, update, and maintain Neuromodulation systems and features that meet the expectations and uses of the customer, regulatory agencies, and the business.
• Leadership in understanding and improving quality procedures, policy, and system. Ensure quality system compliance and high-quality work.
• Foster an environment of collaboration and inclusion with cross-functional team members.
• < 10% travel

Must Haves - Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident in your applicant profile and on your resume.

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experience

Nice to Have

• 7+ years of relevant job-related experience with a Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of relevant job-related experience with a Master's Degree
• Released product systems engineering experience
• Experience technically leading teams through use of strong verbal and written communication and understanding long lasting impact to business of decisions
• Experience working in a regulated industry
• Change control process experience
• Experience with COTS Mobile Platform devices, including software, hardware, mobile device management.

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Benefits & Compensation

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Learn more about MIP and benefits here .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the A Day in the Life section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.